Fixture holder for roll roofing



May 8, 1945- FQ J. STEPHENS HAL- 2,375,502

I FIXTURE HOLDER FOR ROLL ROOFING yFiled May 9, 1942 fill-v" 12 if: "NP9M f Patented May 8l, 1945 @umm smms'y PATENT: ;;ggg,..aleoaaam L i n.Fried.; Stephens, Park Rdgavlll., and Wesley Tillotrson, HuntingtonPark, Calif., assignors to United StatesfGypsum Company, lliiciago,iilll.,

, a corporation oflllinois i n,ApplicationMayallsm, serialNo. 442,301 1i l 'y `fsfrietiiiis`. (012106-447) rl'his invention-relates to fixture'holders or.` e e cartons for use with rollrroofing andthe like,`

whereby a can of cement and a bagof nails may be supported asa" unitvwithin the hollowiinterior of a roll of roofing' paper wherefthey willbereadily available' for use when needed.

Inl the shipment and storage of roll roofing, itis the practice to placea container "of cement and a bag of' nails or other fixtures` usedinapplying saidvroofing,l in the amounts needed, within the usual hollowinterior of Ia roll of roofing paper. Each end of the roll is thereaftercovered with'a cap of fabric or paper. This cap is usually extended downalong the sides of the roll adjacent each end to give added strengthand.' so that it 'may be firmly secured in'place.

It will be apparent that with Afixturesv loosely placed in the hollowinterior of such a roll or contained in a holder which is looselyfree toshift in this hollow interior, the capl or covering at'each end oftherollwill be subjected to strains land penetrating impacts which,unless suchcovers are very strong and lsubstantial and correspondinglyexpensive, Awill soon cause them to be punctured4 and the fixturespossibly lost.v f

` rHeretofore'various methods of supporting lixtures in' thehollowinterior of -a` roll ofsheet material to prevent shifting `therein havebeen` proposed. However, such methods ordinarily require-tl'ie use ofresilient metal vstripsor wires in order to function. There are a`number of objections to the use of metal for thispunpose, `as it iskheavy; expensive and currentlyI unavail# able.

' Ihejfixture holder or carton of the present inventionv may yreadily beymade from sheets of fibrous material', such as cardboard or corrugatedboard and. becausethe blanks required are Vsimp15T 'rectangular strips'and are of uniformV di'-y side out." This increases the degree offrictional engagement against the'inside walls of the rolloffroongfmaterial by: Whichj the' AholderV is retained'in place.

. terial, thus permitting ythe `use of .l lightery and*` It is'an objectof the present inventionv to pro-rl vide a fixture holder which willretain thex-` tures inwplacein a roll of roofing material andy willprevent the` possibility of puncturing the-end caps placed'over the.ends ofl rolls of roofing maless expensive caps. y I It 'is a furtherobject of the Ipresent .invention to provide a fixture holder .which ischeap andl simpleto manufacture', Whichfis light in yWeight and issufiiciently strong and Adurableatoprotect its contents. .L :u l 'jAnother important advantage of ythe present invention is the fact thatit may becollapsed when A` not lnuse whereby the holder may be foldedfiat, for shipment or storage, so as to occupy'a-niini-i1 mum of space l@ther objects and advantages will ap1: earfrom`S a consideration ofthefollowing detailedspecifcm; tion. For a more complete understanding ofthis' the Vace' of an embodiment similar to that shown in Fig.: 1,

but wherein there is employed'a slightly different method of 4retainingthe bag'offnailsinf1place,f and wherein the holder is formed ofgranule-sun: faced, flexible roofing material v A Fig. '3 is-alongitudinal sectional view partly in elevation through one end of 'aroll tof roofing` paperv showing the 'fixture holderin place. z i Fig.-4is a transverse sectionalview taken along line 4-4 of Fig. 3. v l 1.

Fig. 5'is a perspective View partially 'in section` of a fixture holderfolded for `shipment orstoreaga' 17:: Fig. 6 is a fragmentary plan Viewof a portion' of a carton blank wherein a projectingtabforms anvintegral .part thereof Fig'. '7 `is adetailed sectional elevation takenon line '1 -1 of Fig. 3.

Referring to thel drawing in detail, the embodiment'illustratedcomprises an elongatedstripeof material I' which is provided with anumberof view partially in strip Iywhereby its ends I2 andISprotrude'vfrom opposite sides of the cartoni.` .ThelbasefstripI-I- mayalso be creased transversely`l along linesnl'llJ and I5 if desired andvmay be retained in place by the contents of the carton onmay bestapled.

tents to be jarredfondisplaced.

f ofthe-roll of paper.

formed .by the' terminal :portions 8 and 9 of the strip.r These portions8 and 9 may be secured together by any rsuitable means, such as glue, or

maybe stapled together -as by the staple I0 shown. 1

Into-the lcarton Vfor-:med by folding strip IV a above indicated, maybe'inserted a base strip I I comprisinggfa short stripof thesan1 e sheetma'- terial from "which the carton is formed. The

preferably somewhat longer thanthe Width' of the or glued in place.Instead of the separate base ;strip II vthe strip Iv maybe providedwithoppo sitely disposed; laterally; extendingprotruding f tabs'.. Mia.which maybeformedi'aslintegral extensions'-fron1 the; bottom!J of thevcarton.

-rrmetnttings'te be containedtwithm the cartony ordinarily comprise.L a.canA otcement "IS andai.

i bag= or. nailstorf other fasteners; I1= Whichimay be.;

placed therein as shown. I'heewidthyofthe bottom` member; andi of the;strip II preferably- After the homer has .been extracted and thefixtures employed in applying the 'roll ofvroong,

. lwidth of this base strip is preferably 'equalto thedistance Lbetweenthe scored lines on the basey i portion 2,.. and the length of. this;ybase s tripf'isa1-g such thaty ,the circum'ferentiali beadsl I8; andA|193 aaeach endiof'thecan IB pressintofthe material ofttheifwallsscandi4 and the 'can is-.thereby more firmly held in place.

e VWith..thecan of;` cement .and bag-of.Y nails .placeythe'cartonz mayYbe; pickedtupfby the handl ef and-forceably insertedtintov thehollowlongitur;

lewin.- benetieedthat with the anote arratgje-A the fixture holder,beingoi" extremely cheap construction, may ordinarily'be discarded; however,

ifA desired the fixture holder may be folded to a 5 flat package ofminimum size as'shown in Fig. 5. tft-be.

Because of 'the manner in which the xtures 'are kept from shifting andpuncturing through theusual cover at the end of the roll, a muchtlnnerrandjconsequently less expensive cover -2 I may be employed.

" Aspreviously tated,` the holder may be formed tremaany suitable stripMmateriau, and` there is thusillustratedin Fig. 2 an embodiment whereinIstrips ofthe usual' grauwe-surfaced, flexible, feit E rooinge4materiali are employed. One side of thismaterial is roughened `by thegranules 22, and

' these granules serve to increase the degreeof frictional-contactoftheholder with-.the inner surfacletof,theroll.Y I llt/is intended; offcourse, that. the invention..

Ashouldefnotl b e limited tof ther specic embodiment:

orembodimentsdisolosed herein; since modica-i tions may bemada and it iscontemplate'cl;there.g

fore.;y by thel appended claims to. cover. Stich modifications, as. fallWithin the t rue. spiritfand scoperti; this invention.v 30;

Havingf thus described this invention, what... is` claimed` anddesiredto be secured. by- Letters. Patent is: i j

l.. A, two-piecev collapsible; holder.l for. roll.. roof.- ing:fixtures., said. holder comprisingiastripof:

formablematerial, the, ends,v of. said. strip .being joined together; toprovide a carton vmeen; on. two

sides. ande a strip'fof. materialv transversely 'posi d tionedwithinsaid carton. so. that v-its endsv project therefrom. 2.. Af carton..for; the support in the.ho1low.: in.-

terior. of.'A a( roll of. .roofing material of, cement,y

mentinordeii to remove theH fixture holder andv its.content-sl .fromthetroll; of-1 roong paper, it only necessary to reach intog-the end of;the roll,y

requires onlyg'suflicient force to.. over-come the aforesaid resistancedue .to; the engagement of.

I thefholder with the inside walls ofthe roll.

Though theabove description refers particu lar15 ,.ato thel-frictionalengagement .affordedtby the upturned ends` I2 .a nd I.3tcffstrip V ILI,yet it will be apparent that, when proportioned shown;thef.verticalicornersl of the side walls. 3. and may;be'falsocompressed. and displaced-by the operation of inserting theholderintothe roll of roong. whereby a frictional resistance to'.l dis# .Theopentend.. Iflay of. the bag IT. maybe-folded 'overasshOWn in, Fig. 11,.and retained in.. place by itst. withinthe.- carton. However, ifidesiredv th1s ag. end may be secured in`p1ace, a'sshown 2',` whereshown' brought upwardly between the terminal portions 8'land..9.,of' thestrip I andsecured in place. byl the' staplefI'Il.' or "other .fasteningmeans'i employed. vWithl the'. latter arrangement thej ba/g is securelyfastened' against accidental. displacementlor and4 the contents istherein," said carton' being formed withtheggran;

grasp the handle 'Landbodily withdraw.. the hold-1 5" `errand contentsfrom the rol 1 l `I fhis operation nails andf similar rollroofingxtglires.l comprising; an elongated. rectangular. stripoi. deformablema; terial folded,` along! transvers'elines. to.,' .form. a carton.open; on. opposedv vsid es,. a second; strip; o; similarvmateriale/disposed transversely.- of. fsaid iirst: strip `:and havingitsends.- protruding 'from end portionsY serving vto frictionallyf engage;the inner. walls. ot at roll.. of roofing and retain said.

' carton in .p lace.

3. AV carton. for. the'supportl'inl'the hollow-ina.

' ter-lor. of art-ill` of. roo'ng material of'. acan? ot cement and abagof nails 'or like roll roonglot-f tures, said carton.comprisinganelongated rectangulan strip .of deformable sheet material;` fold` Aed. along, transverse; lines.. to formY a... carton haw ingabottom, two.sidewalls and. a. top,. and a second.. strip. of similar'. materialdisposed. trans.'-

ve'rselyffoflsaid; rst strip` and1 fsends protrudingfirom.thecarton,

.4. A .collapsible fixture-enclosing cartrm. for

the'lsupportinthehollow interior o t aroll ofroongf material, of;cement, nails .andother. sheetv materia-l.applyingiixtures,v said cartoncomprising an. )elongated substantially rectangular.` stripof4granule-surfaced roong n iateri'al,y said stripbef` ing foldedalongtransverseA lines to form. a' carton having. agbottomnvall, verticallydisposedside extending. from. said. bottom wall. 'ofI said cartontohedeformed, upon. insertionof said carton'into,

thefhuow limntlil Olpnirig inja. roll. of4 roofing material. so. that.-it.. will, be. rrictionallgretaine'd stored 'or 'returned )to thhiactoryfor theopen sides. of said:` carton, said protruding ule surfacedisposed outwardly to increase the degree of frictional engagement withsaid roll.

5. A fixture assembly and carton for unitary insertion in the hollowinterior of the usual roll of roofing material comprising a strip offormable material reversely formed and enclosing a container of cementand a bag of nails, said strip 4 strip and fastened thereby.

6. A fixture-enclosing carton to support fixtures within the hollowinterior of a roll of sheet material, said carton beingformed from astrip of sheet materialand `comprising a bottom wall, side walls and atop wall, said bottom wall hav;

ing a strip of deformable sheet material disposed transverselythereacross, an end of said transversely disposed strip projecting fromsaid carton to frictionally engage the inner surface of said l0 roll ofmaterial and retain said carton in place.

FRED J. STEPHENS. WESLEY T. TILLOTSON.

